Chapter 1

"Too late, too late."

Blue Li glanced at the clock on the wall of the hall and gave a cry of pain. Although there is no time limit for today's audition, which can be arrived at any time of the day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., if he didn't work until 4 a.m. last night, and the alarm clock didn't wake him up, he should be waiting in the line. Who knows if the auditors will fill the whole theater today.

At this time, the mobile phone suddenly rang, Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite melody mellow and melodious, flowing slowly in the golden sun, but for Langley, it just made him more flustered. I picked up my mobile phone, glanced at it, then directly threw it into my backpack. I conveniently held the key on the TV desk at the door, grabbed the skateboard at the door, and quickly left the room, leaving only a "bang", and the wooden door hummed and complained.

Gallop downstairs, raise your hand, a yellow taxi quickly stopped at the roadside, the only advantage of getting up late is to avoid the rush hour. Otherwise, in the big city of New York, there are thousands of taxis, but none of them can be stopped in an emergency.

"Broadway, Sixth Avenue." Blue Li raised his voice and then took the door up. The taxi immediately started the engine again.

The mobile phone in the backpack is still thinking tirelessly, and the melody like the river of moonlight calls for Lan Li's favor persistently. He raised his chin and took care of his messy hair in the rearview mirror. His golden brown curly short hair stretched obstinately and wantonly. His slender fingers ran through the hair and tried to comb them in the same direction. Then he buttoned all the buttons on the top of his shirt to make sure there was no mistake in his clothes. This was a relief.

"Hello, this is Renly hall." Pick up the phone, Lan Li said quickly.

"Lanli, what are you doing! You should know that it's very impolite to refuse to answer my phone call. " At the other end of the phone came a dignified, elegant, yet stern voice.

Lanli can effortlessly depict each other's figure in his mind, a white lace shirt with brown straight suit pants, sky blue suit coat spotless, in front of today's "times", next to the curling aroma of black tea and desserts.

"Mother, you should know that there is time difference between us. I'm here at 10:30 a.m“ Lan Li slowed down his speaking speed, not slow calm, elegant with gentlemanly etiquette, but with a hint of hidden irony in his words, and made a counterattack.

At the other end of the line is the mother of Lanley's life, Elizabeth hall. She lives in London, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, and owns an art gallery located on Piccadilly street, not far from smoerset house.

"Are you telling me you just got up?" Elizabeth's voice rose slightly, with an air of no anger. "You shouldn't let yourself live so freely, you know that." Lan Li pursed his mouth, and his eyes showed a trace of disapproval, but he didn't intend to refute. They had argued enough, and there was no need to repeat.

Elizabeth seemed to be aware of this, took a deep breath, readjusted her mood, and said again, "I know your actor dream. After careful consideration, your father and I think we should give you a chance to show yourself, at least to prove your talent. So, you can buy today's ticket and come back to London. Next March, 'Hamlet' will be staged again in the west end of London. We have won you the chance to perform. "

"What?" Hamlet ' As one of Shakespeare's four most famous tragedies, the name of this play is naturally loud enough. If it can become a member of the fixed CASS, it is definitely a golden opportunity.

However, after the surprise, lanli began to question. From childhood to adulthood, his father and mother never supported his actor dream, even strongly opposed it. Why did they change their attitude today? He has been in New York for three months. Even if he wants to change, he has missed the opportunity. Is there anything special today?

"Are you serious?" Blue Li's brow could not help slightly frowning, "what's wrong with your professional prejudice against actors? Don't you worry that after I become a real actor, I will never have a chance to look back? "

"Are you really going to take acting as a lifelong career?" Elizabeth's tone seems a little stiff, even if it doesn't rise deliberately, but there is no doubt about the coldness hidden in it, "are you going to show up all your life, and then humbly plead for work opportunities, expose yourself to the spotlight, sell your privacy, entertain others with yourself, and become the conversation of the whole world? As a dramatist, you will always be someone else's plaything! It's always just a joke! Langley hall, you should know that your last name is much more noble than that

In the understatement, people are belittled completely, even without any dirty words, which is enough to make people tremble with anger. But for lanli, he had been used to all this for a long time.

"Call me." There was a majestic voice, from far to near, and then a strong, steady voice came, "you should know, this is your last chance."

This is his father, George hall, a British despondent aristocrat and the current owner of the hereditary Baron title, who worked for the Bank of Barclays and was responsible for managing the trust funds of the wealthy families.

"I've done my homework. You're on Hamlet's play Laertes. As for whether it is the first team or the second team, it depends on your strength George's cold voice did not take any temperature. He issued an order in a vigorous manner, "this play will be staged in the west end of London for three months. After three months, you will go back to Cambridge University and finish your studies. We will arrange your future work for you."

i see.

They've arranged everything, given him three months to realize his dream, and then obediently returned to the track they expected. This is what they call compromise, expecting him to happily accept it, and then pay homage to them with gratitude.

But he doesn't want to, and he can't.

"No!" With a short and powerful reply, Langley once again firmly stated his position.

"What? Are you crazy? " Not only did George's voice not break out, but it sank deeper and deeper, and the hidden anger began to gurgle. "We have allowed you to make ridiculous demands and give you three months to achieve that stupid goal. Are you still not satisfied?"

"I want to be an actor, a real actor." In the face of his father's oppression, Lan Li didn't flinch at all. His eyes burst out with a brilliant light. "I will make unremitting efforts towards this goal. Even if the end is the abyss, I will never regret it."

"Oh." He laughed angrily, and the deep laughter rolled down George's throat. "Should I say you're naive or stupid? You should know that there are not a million people in the world who want to be actors, there are 800000. But how many of them can really reach the peak and create great achievements? Five hundred? Or 800? Everyone thinks he is special, everyone thinks he is a genius, everyone thinks he is unique, but I tell you, No. They are not, and neither are you. There are not so many geniuses and miracles in the world. You are just a fool who daydreams. The chance of success is equal to zero! "

"It's my dream." Lan Li said word by word, like a lighthouse in the storm, about to be destroyed, but indestructible.

"A dream that will never come true!" George said in a cold voice. He didn't care that his son was on the other end of the phone. He spared no effort to hit each other. "You're not a genius. You've never been! A true genius should know how to measure his own talent, and also know how to put himself in a right position. He should also know the difference between giving up and insisting. You're not. You've seen what a real genius should be. From small to big, you have too many geniuses around you. Therefore, you should understand that meaningless persistence is stupid, not only a waste of your time and energy, but also an obstacle to everyone around you. You are not stupid, you should at least know how to give up

In the face of his father's bombardment, lanli did not respond. He just listened quietly, like a statue, silent. The ultimatum from the other end of the phone came, "do you hear me? You have no talent for acting, you should give up! If you don't know how to give up, then it's time for us to give up on you. So it's my concession and your last chance to come back to London and play Hamlet

After that, George hung up the phone without waiting for lanli's response. The busy sound of "doodle" was like beating a drum, which hit lanli's eardrum hard and shocked the world.

Lan Li breathed out a breath and looked out of the window at the bustling scene of the city. Ultimatum, today, he finally ushered in his first audition in New York in three months, but also ushered in the ultimatum of his family.

He knew the dignity of his father, and George was a man who did what he said. Although, in the past three months, he has completely relied on his own hands to stick to it, without taking a cent from his family; But he knows that today's ultimatum is not the same, which probably means that they give up and completely banish him. Even if it's not eviction, it shouldn't be far away.

Maybe, as George said, it's a wise man's ability to give up. But if you give up your dream and freedom, is it equal to giving up your life? In the last life, he chose to follow the rules step by step; In this life, will he continue to repeat the same mistakes?

No, he refused! God gave him a chance to come again, this time, he will not miss it!